MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
08/03/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1580 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (61-52) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (51-62) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 2 5 0
Blockbusters Rally Late to Nip Explorers
The Los Angeles Blockbusters did just enough to sneak past the St. Louis Explorers, 2-1, at Blockbuster Stadium. Los Angeles pitcher Dario Fontanez, in particular, had a standout performance. The setback makes St. Louis 61-52.

Los Angeles took a 2-1 lead on Larry Messenger's 8th home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which Messenger hit in the bottom of the eighth, left St. Louis pitcher Dick Lott visibly frustrated.

"Getting ahead of the hitters was the key," said Fontanez.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 3
G. Parker RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 8 40
C. Panetta LF 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .306 7 37
T. Adams 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .332 20 65
F. Martinez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278 4 41
C. Bartels C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 9 43
T. Pickett CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 3 25
T. Guinn SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 4 42
D. Lott P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .127 0 2
Totals 28 1 2 1 1 5 7      
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Panetta (7, 1st Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Parker , C. Panetta 4
2-out RBI: C. Panetta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Adams
GIDP: T. Adams
Hit by Pitch: C. Panetta , T. Adams
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: J. Darnell (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Darnell-Martinez-Adams, Adams-Guinn-Adams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Parsons CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .262 3 39
O. Gonzalez RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .303 12 43
K. Frederick 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .296 8 43
H. Katzen 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 2 39
   a-J. Brookins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 17 51
   b-D. Kennedy 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 2 11
R. Montoya LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .244 2 9
P. Villamil SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .258 5 21
T. Pickering C 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .149 1 11
S. Pickard 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
D. Fontanez P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .161 0 3
   B. Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   L. Messenger P 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .362 8 21
Totals 28 2 5 2 2 7 10      
a - J. Brookins pinch hit for H. Katzen in the 7th
b - D. Kennedy substituted for J. Brookins in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Messenger (8, 8th Inning off D. Lott, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Gonzalez 2 , R. Montoya , P. Villamil , L. Messenger 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Pickard
GIDP: K. Frederick , T. Pickering
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Frederick-Villamil-Kennedy)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Lott L (6-9) 8.0 5 2 2 2 7 1 100 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Lott 69
Batters Faced: D. Lott 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lott 6-9
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lott 100-65
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez 6.1 2 1 1 0 4 1 92 3.07   
B. Anderson 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.35   
L. Messenger W (4-10) 2.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 6.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 69
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 23, B. Anderson 1, L. Messenger 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 9-6, B. Anderson 0-0, L. Messenger 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 92-55, B. Anderson 4-4, L. Messenger 21-12
Hit Batsmen: D. Fontanez 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dario Fontanez
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:26
Attendance: 17496
Special Notes: SP Dario Fontanez was injured while pitching.
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